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Very cold and breezy into Monday with wind chills well below zero.  It will moderate the rest of the week and be mainly dry.

PORTAGE CO. (WAOW)-- Three suspects are in custody after an armed robbery early Sunday morning, says the Portage County Sheriff's Office.

PORTAGE CO. (WAOW)-- Three suspects are in custody after an armed robbery early Sunday morning, says the Portage County Sheriff's Office.

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- The mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, says police officer Darren Wilson will not receive a severance package as part of his resignation from the police force.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Green Bay city officials say tales of water use surging dramatically during halftime of Packer games as hundreds of thousands of fans rush to the bathroom is a myth.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's deer advisory councils will hold their final meetings in December to develop local herd density objectives.

Two airlines plan to upgrade to larger planes for daily flights out of the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison next year.

AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) -- An Austin man has pleaded guilty to torturing an animal to settle allegations he was training dogs to fight.

EAGLE RIVER (WAOW) -- Shoppers still scored great deals the day after Black Friday.On Small Business Saturday, many small stores all over the country put out their best deals and eencouragelocal shopping."It brings people out. Brings them into town and makes them shop locally," said Wendy Haagen, the manager of Gliks in Eagle River.Independently owned shops use the day to promote new items and offer some of their best deals of the year."When we oopenedthe doors at 9:30 this morning we had cus...

The pilot of a single-engine plane that made an emergency landing on a bus-only roadway in Connecticut says he called the airport to have workers there tell his four kids he loved them in case he didn't survive.

Congress resumes work Monday and lawmakers are trying to cram lots of leftover business into two weeks.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season is just about over, but that doesn't mean hunters who came up empty are out of luck yet.The traditional gun season winds up Sunday, but the state Department of Natural Resources is offering a number of additional seasons between now and mid-January.The 10-day muzzleloader season begins Monday. An antlerless hunt will run in the central forest and central farmland management zones from Dec. 11 through Dec. 14. The southern farmland zon...

James Harden had 19 of his game-high 34 points in the decisive third quarter and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-103 on Saturday night.

Warmer and more moist air spreading northward through the area today generated the fog, which remained dense at times from Wausau northward during the afternoon.

Melvin Gordon ran for 151 yards and accounted for two scores, and No. 14 Wisconsin rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to beat No. 22 Minnesota 34-24 on Saturday night to earn a trip to the Big Ten championship game.

Scores and highlights from Saturday's high school sports action.

Warmer and more moist air spreading northward through the area today generated the fog, which remained dense at times from Wausau northward during the afternoon.

Warmer and more moist air spreading northward through the area today generated the fog, which remained dense at times from Wausau northward during the afternoon.

Ohio State freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett broke his right ankle in the fourth quarter of Saturday's rivalry game against Michigan and will not play for the Buckeyes in next week's Big Ten championship game or a bowl.

EAGLE RIVER (WAOW) -- Shoppers still scored great deals the day after Black Friday.On Small Business Saturday, many small stores all over the country put out their best deals and eencouragelocal shopping."It brings people out. Brings them into town and makes them shop locally," said Wendy Haagen, the manager of Gliks in Eagle River.Independently owned shops use the day to promote new items and offer some of their best deals of the year."When we oopenedthe doors at 9:30 this morning we had cus...